Seasonal Sales Associate (Store 6958)

GameStop; Portage (IN); On-site; USD 16,531 - 22,041; Part time

Job summary

GameStop is seeking a Seasonal Sales Associate to support the store team on a short-term basis during peak seasons. You will focus on sales, customer service, store maintenance, and merchandising, helping guests and meeting store goals.

Ideal candidates will be 18+, with a high school diploma or equivalent and retail/guest service experience preferred. You should be flexible, have strong communication skills, and provide friendly assistance to every guest in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous retail sales or guest service experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide best-in-class customer service by greeting guests, assisting with gaming needs, recommending items, and thanking guests for choosing GameStop.
• Fully support the shopping environment, including visual and operational aspects, and contribute to store sales initiatives during the holiday season.
• Collaborate to keep store areas, including restrooms, clean, organized, and merchandised per company guidelines.
• Assist in stocking and restocking merchandise and moving products to the selling floor, ensuring it is well-presented and alphabetized.
• Help meet sales, profit, and shrinkage reduction goals.
• Address guest questions promptly and elevate issues to a store keyholder.
• Support inventory control and loss prevention practices, including awareness of scams and safety best practices.
• Adhere to GameStop policies and procedures, including attendance, confidentiality, and ethics.

Skills

Guest service

Communication

Teamwork

Bilingual English/Spanish

Flexibility

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Working under direct guidance and supervision, the Seasonal Sales Associate supports the store team on a short-term basis by consistently delivering outstanding guest service experiences in a sales culture that utilizes elements of GameStop’s buy, sell, trade, and reservation business model, known as the Circle of Life. The Seasonal Sales Associate will participate in the day-to-day operations of the store during peak sales days, with a primary focus on sales, store maintenance, and customer service activities. The ideal candidate must prioritize customer satisfaction and be available to work during peak seasonal sales days.

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide best-in-class customer service by promptly greeting guests, assisting them with their video gaming needs, recommending additional items as appropriate, applying all selling behaviors during every transaction, and expressing gratitude to every guest for choosing GameStop.


• Fully support the overall shopping environment, including visual and operational aspects, and actively contribute to all store sales initiatives throughout the holiday season.


• Collaborate with the store team to ensure that all areas of the store, including restrooms, are clean, organized, and merchandised according to company guidelines.


• Assist in stocking and restocking merchandise on shelves and fixtures, as well as transferring products from the stock room to the front of the store, ensuring that all products are well-presented, organized, and alphabetized on the selling floor.


• Assist the store team in meeting and exceeding sales, profit, and shrinkage reduction goals.


• Address guest questions and concerns promptly, effectively, and courteously, and elevate customer issues and complaints in a timely and professional manner to a store keyholder.


• Support effective inventory control and loss prevention practices, including awareness of scams and adherence to safety best practices.


• Consistently adhere to GameStop policies and procedures, including but not limited to attendance, confidentiality, conflict of interest, and ethical responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS*

• Must be at least 18 years of age.


• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.


• Previous retail sales or guest service experience preferred.

Key Job Skills And Abilities

• Availability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.


• Ability to follow instructions presented in written, oral, and diagram form.


• Possess an outgoing and friendly personality with strong guest service skills.


• Provide genuine and friendly assistance to every guest during every visit.


• Demonstrate clear verbal communication and listening skills using spoken and written English; bilingual English/Spanish speaking and writing skills are preferred.


• Achieve objectives in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.


• Work both independently and within a team to perform all tasks as assigned.


• Meet associate performance expectations, including attendance, professional dress, and grooming requirements. Be able to stand and move throughout the store unassisted to provide guest service or perform tasks in any part of the store for at least 8 hours per day.


• Be capable of bending, stooping, reaching with arms/hands, climbing ladders, and independently lifting merchandise weighing up to 30 lbs. from ground level to a minimum height of 4 feet.


• Possess reliability and trustworthiness.

Job descriptions are subject to change at any time based on business conditions/needs, including changes to the essential job duties, qualifications, and/or key job skills and abilities consistent with the position’s purpose. GameStop considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. GameStop provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.

• Certain state-specific exceptions may apply